B. Traore

FIFA favours billionaire candidate Motsepe for CAF presidency

FIFA have asked three candidates to back South Africa's Patrice Motsepe in the upcoming Confederation of African Football (CAF) presidential election, a source close to one of the candidates told AFP.

La Liga

First La Liga matchday free of COVID

For the first time this season, this weekend is the first without any club having a coronavirus case in the Spanish top flight.

Ligue 1

Barca and PSG pull out of race for Bellerin: just Juve remain

'ESPN' reports that Barcelona and PSG have pulled out of the race to sign Arsenal's Hector Bellerin. Only Juventus remain in the hunt and the Italians may make a bid for him in the summer.

Premier League

Guardiola says record-breaking Man City won't get complacent

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City have no time to soak up the plaudits during their record-breaking run as the Premier League leaders chase an unprecedented quadruple.

Serie A

Mertens scores on injury return to give Napoli win

Napoli's record goalscorer Dries Mertens returned from injury to help set the southerners back to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over local rivals Benevento in Serie A on Sunday.

Bundesliga

Freiburg pile misery on Leverkusen while GK howler sees Mainz lose to Augsburg

Bayer Leverkusen's miserable run of form continued Sunday as they fell to a shock 2-1 home defeat to Freiburg thanks to a brilliant second-half performance from Lucas Hoeler.

CAF Champions League

Sundowns cruise, but Chiefs crushed in CAF Champions League

South African clubs had vastly contrasting fortunes in the CAF Champions League Sunday with Mamelodi Sundowns romping to a four-goal victory and Kaizer Chiefs suffering a four-goal hiding.

Premier League

Rodgers urges Leicester to fight through injury trouble

Brendan Rodgers has challenged Leicester to defy the odds as a mounting injury crisis threatens to wreck their bid to finish in the Premier League's top four.

Premier League

Tuchel urges Abraham to fight for Chelsea spot

Thomas Tuchel has urged Tammy Abraham to fight for his Chelsea place after leaving the England striker out of Sunday's squad to face Manchester United.

La Liga

"It's caught everyone's attention that this comes in election period"

Barcelona presidential candidate Toni Freixa gave an interview to 'Vamos' in which the commented on the arrest of former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu. The candidate said the timing of the arrest was interesting.

La Liga

Atletico, Messi and Schalke's slide: our European round-up

Atletico Madrid stopped the rot, while Lionel Messi again enjoyed himself playing against Sevilla and it has been another turbulent few days at Schalke and in Marseille, two of Europe's crisis clubs.

Serie A

Serie A strugglers Crotone sack coach Stroppa

Serie A's bottom side Crotone have sacked coach Giovanni Stroppa, the Calabrian club announced on Monday.